Orange Switch 6er. Stif Squatcher. Schwalbe Magic Mary Purple Addix front. Maxxis DHR II 3C MaxxTerra rear. Coil fan. Ebikes are not evil. I have been a writer for nigh on 20 years, a photographer for 25 years and a mountain biker for 30 years. I have written countless magazine and website features and route guides for the UK mountain bike press, most notably for the esteemed and highly regarded Singletrackworld. Although I am a Lancastrian, I freely admit that West Yorkshire is my favourite place to ride. Rarely a week goes by without me riding and exploring the South Pennines.

Motorhead-To-Head: E-Bike Test

Benji takes his iron fist of judgement to three full-power e-bikes with three very different motors.

Canyon Strive:ON CFR

Canyon Strive:ON CFR review

The Canyon Strive:ON is a very modern e-bike. You can tell this by its downtube alone. It is flipping massive. Eye-catching bulging belly.

Marin Alpine Trail E1

Marin Alpine Trail E1 review

The Marin Alpine Trail E1 has a 160mm travel X-Fusion Trace 36 RC air-sprung fork up front and a RockShox Super Deluxe R coil sprung rear.

Fresh Goods Friday 664 – World Champing At The Bit Edition

While we all wait for the World Championship racing to kick-off up in Fort William, let\'s take a few moments to enjoy FGF!

MTB DH World Champs: When & How To Watch

It\'s the Mountain Bike World Championships this weekend. Here\'s all you need to know about when it\'s on and how to livestream it.

Watch trailer for ‘Shires’ – A Very British Bicycle Film

This looks like it\'ll be a good \'un. Shires is a bike film encompassing UK riders, locations, landscapes and the sh*t* weather.

Fresh Goods Friday 663 – The Preparation H Edition

H in this instance being \'Holiday\'. Preparing for holidays can take many forms. Some can be fun, some stressful, some exhausting!

The New RockShox SID Collection

We\'ve yet to ride any of this new SID stuff so you\'ll have to make do, like us, with some words and piccies from RockShox.

NBD: Coal Scab, Torq Naked Gel, Norco Fluid Carbon…

... Limited Edition Ortlieb Bikepacking Luggage, Unior Tool Speed Pedal Wrench and an \'Inverse Type Bicycle Shock Presentation\'!

Starling Cycles Mega Murmur

Quick drool: Starling Cycles Mega Murmur

Our resident steel boinger fan Benji is currently having a bit of lie down after receiving details of the new Starling Cycles Mega Murmur.

Fresh Goods Friday 662 – Where The Eagles Dare Edition

After a series of tentative moves followed by capitalising on a fumble, Bon Jovi has made it through the wrestling ring of musical tastes.

NBD: RockShox Boxxer, Intense Tazer Alloy, Mason Bokeh 3.0…

... Trek Fuel EXe in Alloy, Privateer DJ101 and a perfectly Pink Process X from Kona. It\'s all of this week\'s most-interesting bike launches!

Fresh Goods Friday 661 – The Hard Lining Edition

It\'s Red Bull Hardline weekend! And it\'s looking like it might be a terrifyingly wet one. Good luck to all the racers giving it their best.

NBD: Scott Endorphin, FSA x Cannondale Factory, Deviate Tilander…

... Hunt Proven Carbon Race XC UD wheels, Patrol full-sussers for kids, more ticket availability for Fort WiIliam World Champs and revised Nukeproof Megawatt.

Specialized Trail Wind Jacket

Specialized Trail Wind Jacket review

The Specialized Trail Wind Jacket is one of those cliché \'goto\' garments. For what I appreciate in a 3-season jacket, this ticks all boxes.

Fresh Goods Friday 660 – The Pump Me Pub You Edition

Hannah says: Living with an American is an endless source of lingual anomalies. My latest observations are around their curious deployment of French. A piece of fish without bones? I...

NBD: Specialized P.Series in 20in, 24in, 26in or 27.5in

The Specialized P range hasn\'t been updated since approximately yonks* ago, the new dirtjumpin\' pumptrackin\' range comprises four models.

New UCI Mountain Bike World Cup show hosted by Rob Warner, Eliot Jackson and Emily Batty

Episodes will be released throughout the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup Season. Watch Beyond the line only on Red Bull TV from today.

Fresh Goods Friday 659 – The Fiddle Edition

Hannah here, fresh from a podcast recording which has left me full of beans and bike enthusiasm. Assuming I haven’t screwed up the technical side of recording, you should get...

NBD: Commençal Meta V5 SX, Deviate Claymore Artist Edition, Ibis HD6…

... Canyon flat pedals, Thok 3D-printed e-bike, HUnt XC Wide Wheelset. Here\'s a compendium of the more interesting things to arrive in our Inbox this week.

Fresh Goods Friday 658 – It’s a Gas Gas Gas Edition

New Schwalbe tyres and a new Aphex Twin tune! Truly it feels like Xmas in Benji\'s domain this week.

NBD: Wyrm Racing Lab, Tacky Chan, Cotic E-Scapade Concept…

... CushCore E-MTB, Schwalbe Green Marathon and the new Commençal Meta 5 all feature in this week\'s news round-up.

How to deal with overgrown trails

\'Tis the season of overgrowth. Here\'s how to protect yourself and how to keep your trails running sweetly with a few trail maintenance tools.

Fresh Goods Friday 657 – The Hand Dryer Edition

Hannah says: I have a conundrum of the most modern and first world variety. I need to decide what to do with my name when I get married next week....

NBD: Orange Switch 6, SRAM Apex, Lapierre E-Zesty…

... Hope Dropper Lever, Cannondale Habit HT, Sixpack Headset Cable Routing System, Rocky Mountain Slayer, Saracen LSL Hardtails, Specialized Levo SL Kids.

Daytrippin’ Kit Essentials

Benji brings you a kit list for a pilgrimage to the mountains, or just somewhere new and far away.

CamelBak M.U.L.E. Pro 14

CamelBak M.U.L.E. Pro 14 Review

“Hydrate or die.” This is one of my favourite ever marketing slogans. CamelBak came out with it in the nineties, and it has a point.

Specialized Gambit

Specialized Gambit Helmet Review

This Specialized Gambit is going to be a controversial one. It is a product I very nearly didn’t include. Why? Not because of its price tag.

Troy Lee Designs Resist Trouser

Troy Lee Designs Resist Trouser Review

I’m happy to say the Troy Lee Designs Resist Trouser completely confounded expectations and have proved to be an excellent.

Unparallel West Ridge

Unparallel West Ridge Shoe Review

Although these Unparallel West Ridge are high-top shoes, I usually don’t lace them all the way up the very top.